Sustainable diets: key updates from research, policy and action

Sustainability is a multifaceted issue, in which the food production system and our diets play a crucial role. Achieving a healthy and sustainable food future is an urgent matter that depends on global collaborative efforts.

All professionals across the healthcare and food systems have a critical role to play in helping to integrate sustainability into everyday practice. Taking place just before International Earth Day, this webinar provided an update on sustainable diets from research, policy and practice.

The event is opened by Dr Angela Frankowska who shares a bite-sized update on what a sustainable diet looks like and why.

This is then followed by presentations from two award winning sustainability researchers, Anna-Lena Klapp and Michela Faccioli, who provide an overview of their research on food based dietary guidelines, and front of pack labelling and taxation.

Topics under discussion:

• The implications of our current food system on environmental and health parameters

• What constitutes a sustainable diet

• What policy makers can do to help shifts to a more sustainable diet

• Assessing the degree of sustainability of food-based dietary guidelines around the globe

• Front-of-pack health and climate messages vs taxation, which is the stronger driver for shifting consumers towards more sustainable food choices?

This webinar was chaired by Elphee Medici and Dr Stephanie De Vriese.​